Technical Guidelines and Standards

• Standards for improving the quality of care for small and sick newborns in health facilities. WHO, 2020.
• Clinical practice guideline for care around stillbirth and neonatal death. Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Alliance and Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence, 2019.
• WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. WHO, 2018.
• WHO recommendations on newborn health. WHO, 2017.
• WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience. WHO, 2016.
• Guideline: managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants when referral is not feasible. WHO, 2015.
• WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes. WHO, 2015.
• High Impact Practice - Kangaroo Mother Care. UNHCR, 2021.
• Respectful Care: A Tool for Healthcare Workers. White Ribbon Alliance and USAID, 2015.
• Maternal and Newborn Quality of Care Survey. USAID, 2013.
• Hospital care for mothers and newborn babies: quality assessment and improvement tool. WHO, 2013.
• Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Toolkit. IAWG, 2018.
• Maternal death surveillance and response: technical guidance. WHO, 2013.

Operational guidance

• Clinical practice guideline for care around stillbirth and neonatal death. Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Alliance and Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence, 2019.
• WHO’s standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities. WHO, 2016.
• IASC Guidance on Strengthening Participation, Representation and Leadership of Local and National Actors in IASC Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms. IASC, 2021.
• IASC Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response. IASC, 2021.
• Integrating Stakeholder and Community Engagement in Quality Improvement Initiatives for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. WHO and UNICEF, 2020.
• Continuing essential sexual reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health services during COVID-19 pandemic: Operational guidance for South and South-East Asia and Pacific regions. WHO, 2020.
• Quality health services: a planning guide. WHO, 2020.
• Integrating Stakeholder and Community Engagement in Quality Improvement Initiatives for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. WHO, 2020.
• Analysis and use of health facility data: guidance for RMNCAH programme managers. WHO, 2019.
• High Impact Practice - Kangaroo Mother Care. UNHCR, 2021.
• Approaching Implementation of Respectful Maternity Care in Humanitarian Settings IAWG MNH Sub-working Group, 2022.
• Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Toolkit. IAWG, 2018.
• Inequality monitoring in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health. WHO, 2022.
• Maternal and perinatal death and surveillance and response: Materials to support implementation. WHO and UNICEF, 2021.
• IASC Operational Guidance on Data Responsibility in Humanitarian Action. IASC, 2021.
• Quality of care for Maternal and Newborn- a monitoring framework for network countries. WHO, 2019.
• Making Every Baby Count: Audit and Review of Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths. WHO, 2016.
• WHO minimum set of perinatal indicators to collect for all births and perinatal deaths. WHO, 2016.
• Maternal death surveillance and response: technical guidance. WHO, 2013.

Assessment and Implementation Tools

• Guideline: managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants when referral is not feasible. WHO, 2015.
• Quality health services: a planning guide. WHO, 2020.
• High Impact Practice - Kangaroo Mother Care. UNHCR, 2021.
• Improving the Quality of Care for Mothers and Newborns in Health Facilities - Point of care quality improvement, facilitator and learner manuals. WHO SEARO, UNICEF, UNFPA, USAID, 2013.
• Health Resource Availability Mapping System (HeRAMS). WHO, .
• Maternal and Newborn Quality of Care Survey. USAID, 2013.
• Hospital care for mothers and newborn babies: quality assessment and improvement tool. WHO, 2013.
• Continuity of essential health services: Facility assessment tool. WHO, .
• Newborn Services Rapid Health Facility Assessment. Newborn Indicators Technical Working Group, 2012.
• Rapid Health Assessment of Refugee or Displaced Populations (3rd edition). MSF, 2006.
• Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Toolkit. IAWG, 2018.
• Inequality monitoring in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health. WHO, 2022.
• Maternal and perinatal death and surveillance and response: Materials to support implementation. WHO and UNICEF, 2021.
• Quality of care for Maternal and Newborn- a monitoring framework for network countries. WHO, 2019.
• Making Every Baby Count: Audit and Review of Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths. WHO, 2016.
• WHO minimum set of perinatal indicators to collect for all births and perinatal deaths. WHO, 2016.
• Maternal death surveillance and response: technical guidance. WHO, 2013.

Advocacy and Comms

• Integrating Stakeholder and Community Engagement in Quality Improvement Initiatives for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. WHO and UNICEF, 2020.
• Integrating Stakeholder and Community Engagement in Quality Improvement Initiatives for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. WHO, 2020.
• Safe Delivery App Maternity Foundation, .
• Helping Mothers Survive modules and training materials. Jhpiego, .
• Respectful Care: A Tool for Healthcare Workers. White Ribbon Alliance and USAID, 2015.
• Approaching Implementation of Respectful Maternity Care in Humanitarian Settings IAWG MNH Sub-working Group, 2022.
• Thematic brief on nurturing care for every newborn. WHO and UNICEF, 2021.
• Global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016-2030). Every Woman Every Child, 2015.
• Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Toolkit. IAWG, 2018.
• Quality of care for Maternal and Newborn- a monitoring framework for network countries. WHO, 2019.
• Making Every Baby Count: Audit and Review of Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths. WHO, 2016.

Data and estimates

• Analysis and use of health facility data: guidance for RMNCAH programme managers. WHO, 2019.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Analysis and use of health facility data: guidance for RMNCAH programme managers. WHO, 2019.
• Improving the Quality of Care for Mothers and Newborns in Health Facilities - Point of care quality improvement, facilitator and learner manuals. WHO SEARO, UNICEF, UNFPA, USAID, 2013.
• Health Resource Availability Mapping System (HeRAMS). WHO, .
• Maternal and Newborn Quality of Care Survey. USAID, 2013.
• Hospital care for mothers and newborn babies: quality assessment and improvement tool. WHO, 2013.
• Continuity of essential health services: Facility assessment tool. WHO, .
• Newborn Services Rapid Health Facility Assessment. Newborn Indicators Technical Working Group, 2012.
• Rapid Health Assessment of Refugee or Displaced Populations (3rd edition). MSF, 2006.
• Inequality monitoring in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health. WHO, 2022.
• Maternal and perinatal death and surveillance and response: Materials to support implementation. WHO and UNICEF, 2021.
• IASC Operational Guidance on Data Responsibility in Humanitarian Action. IASC, 2021.
• Quality of care for Maternal and Newborn- a monitoring framework for network countries. WHO, 2019.
• Making Every Baby Count: Audit and Review of Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths. WHO, 2016.
• WHO minimum set of perinatal indicators to collect for all births and perinatal deaths. WHO, 2016.
• Maternal death surveillance and response: technical guidance. WHO, 2013.

Training tools and resources

• SRH Clinical Outreach Refresher Trainings for Crisis Settings (S-CORTs). IAWG, 2021.
• Trainings and tools for improving newborn health in humanitarian settings. Save the Children, Laerdal Global Health, Maternity Foundation, 2020.
• Helping mothers and babies survive participant resources. Laerdal Global Health, AAP, and Jhpiego, .
• Helping mothers and babies survive implementer resources. Laerdal Global Health, AAP, and Jhpiego, .
• Respectful Maternity Care Workshop Learning Resource Package. USAID, 2015.
• Safe Delivery App Maternity Foundation, .
• Helping Mothers Survive modules and training materials. Jhpiego, .
• Threatened preterm birth care: improving survival for preterm infants. Helping Mothers Survive, .
• Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Toolkit. IAWG, 2018.

Job aids

• Respectful Maternity Care Workshop Learning Resource Package. USAID, 2015.
• Threatened preterm birth care: improving survival for preterm infants. Helping Mothers Survive, .

Reports and briefs

• Approaching Implementation of Respectful Maternity Care in Humanitarian Settings IAWG MNH Sub-working Group, 2022.
• Thematic brief on nurturing care for every newborn. WHO and UNICEF, 2021.
• Global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016-2030). Every Woman Every Child, 2015.